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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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